Cooking and heating appliance



July 10, 1928.

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WILLIAM R. DICK, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

oooiiiive AND HEATING APPLIANCE.

Application filed .Tune 15, 1925. Serial No. 37,044;

My invention relates to al combined cooking and heating appliance, particularly adapted for restaurant and other similar uses, and the objects of my invention are:

First,`to provide an appliance of this class whereby foodstuffs of all kinds or other products may be cooked, roasted, baked or otherwise lprepared at'great variations of temperature Without danger of burning, scaring or otherwise injuring or destroying the foodstuffs or other products, and whereby the foodstuffs or other products may be readily heated and retained at definite teinperatures over a great range of temperature; second,` to provide an appliance of this class having novel heat diverting means whereby hot gases of combustion may be applied substantially directly to the cooking, roasting or baking vessels and uniformly distributed around the greater portion of the same, kor whereby the hot gases of combustion may be indirectly applied to said vessels in a manner Y to permit only the gases of combustion of moderate temperatures to iinpinge against and surround the walls of the vessel for keeping` the same warm, as desired; third, to provide an appliance of this class having a relatively deep double. top wall in which the cooking, roasting or baking Vesselsmay be positioned with their upper ends substantially fiush with the top of the appliance, and whereby the hot gases of combustion in the fireboX thereof are retained at a low level so as to be readily directed into the lower end of the compartment/or receptacle container in whichthe various vessels are adapted to be positioned in order to apply the `greatest heat, and with the least losses, to the bottom ends of the vessels; fourth, to provide a novel means in connection with an appliance of this class for permitting the hot gases of combustion to be discharged in regulated quantities at thc-upper portion of the vessel to be heated; fifth, to provide an appliance of this class whereby pans or vessels at oneend of the appliance may be heated to a cooking or roasting temperature from a source of heat at the other end of the appliance or substantially cut off-from said source of heat 'by a shiftable baflie means, so that the temperature in said first mentioned end is reduced to a warmingvtemperature only, as desired; sixth, to provide an appliance of this class whereby a relatively large number of pans and vessels may beheated to a cooking or roasting v.temperature by means of the use of only'one relatively small burner, thereby providing for great veconomy in operation, and also reducing to a minimum the ydangers'fof explosion from escaping fuel gases caused by the flame of the burner being blownout when the same is turned down to as to provide for asinimering temperature for the pans or Vessels or for merely retaining the same at avwarming temperature; seventh, to provide as a whole a novelly constructed and arranged combined cooking and heating appliance,

and eighth, to provide an applianceof t-his class which is simple and economical of constiuction, 'durable, easy to manipulate, easy to keep sanitary, free from the usual inconveniences of hot water or steam heating, an appliance of this class which is highly efficient and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these `and other objects in View, as will appear hereinafteniny invention consists of certain novel features' of construction, combination and arrangement-of parts and portions, as willv be' hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference'beinghadv to the accompanying drawings andto the character of reference thereon. which form a part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through one form of construction o-f my appliance, showing certain parts and porytions thereof in elevationto` facilitate the illustration, the ksection being taken through l-l. of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a-plan view thereof,

showing parts and portions thereof removed or broken alway and in section tol facilitate the' illustration; Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional elevational view thereof,

taken through 3-3 of Fig. .'2; Fig. 4 is also an enlarged fragmentary sectional ele vational view thereof, taken through 1f-4; of Fig. 2. showing particularly the arrangement and' construction of the cooking vessel and its supporting means for permitting the discharge of the hoty gases of combustion near the upper portion ofthe vessels; 5 is a fragmentary front elevational view thereof; Fig. r6 is a longitudinal sectional elevational view similar to that of Fig, 1, showing my cooking and heating appliance in a slightly modified forni of construction, and Fig. an enlarged sectional elevational View of a fragmentary portion of my appliance in another slightly modified forni of construction. v i Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings. y

Referring to Figs. l, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings, showing tlie'one form of construction of my combined cooking and heating appliancdl is the body of my -appliance f having a large combustion oi heating chamber extending from one end thereof to the other and substantially divided into two separate compartments lfl andlb. The body l is,preferablysupported from the vfloor by irlegs 2.l The upper portion of the body l is double walled` and of considerable depth, providing lan airtight air space between the combustion or heating fhaniber proper and the top side or upperwall of the body l, as

vindicated by le. .The outer wall forming the combustion or heating chamber is preferably lined with a heatinsulating material 3. The .lower wall ofthe combustion or l heating chamberof the body l is preferably provided with two openings which are covered by readily removable heat insulating coverplates or doors 4 and 5. In the compartment'l is positioned a. gas burner 6, preferably one only, which extends therein through the cover or door 4.

Through the double Wall at the upper portion of the body l over the compartment lL of the combustion chamber extends a pluiality of cylindrical cooking vessel contain- V ers 7 vWhich extend a short distance below the lower wall4 1d, forming the upper wall of the combustion chamber in the compartment l1,and slightly abovetlie upper wall lE of the body l. Said cylindrical containers are also preferably. lined attlieir outer walls Awith a heat Vinsulating material 3, as shown.

Belowthe lowerends of the cylindrical containers 7 are provided dish-sliaped heat diverting members 8, the flanges at the peripheral portions thereof being positioned :preferably outside of and extending above vthe lower ends of saidcyliiidrical coiitainers. Said heat diverting members or plates V'Bare secured t0 the lower ends of yieldable supports or straps 9C which extend upwardly .through said containers and are removably 'secured by means yof hook portions at their upper ends in notches 7a at the upper outer ends of said cylindrical containers.

Said heat divertingmembers 8 are pro- Videdwith a plurality of ports 8a wliichvare adapted to be uncovered and aline with corresponding ports 9a in the heat controlling.,r plates 9, Apivotally mounted axially with and on the under sides of the members 8 when said plates 9 are shifted to a Certain position relatively to the members 8. rlhe ports in tlie members 8 are adapted to `be covered by said plates 9 when the latter are sliil'ted to other positions. The plates 9 are provided with outwardly extending arms 9b Awhich are pivotally connected at their outer ends with rods 10 extending through the outer or front side wall of the body l as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. In certain of said cylindrical containers 7 are positioned additional' heat diverting plates ll which are also secured to the supporting members'or straps 9, as shown in Figs. l, 2 `and 3, said plates l1 ybeing spaced at their outer edges from the I coming in direct contact with the bottoms of.

tlioseyessels l2 positioned in the containers provided with the additional heat diverting plates ll. lVhen the ports 8 are opened, as stated, sullicient heat is periiiittedto enter the lower ends of the receptacle ory vessel containers for cooking any and all foodstuffs (and still prevent the same from burning.

When the ports 8a are closed, the food or other product in theA vessels l2 may .be re- .tained at most any heat rdesired by regulating the burner G or by controlling the perforated heat controlling plate 9. 1

Within the compartment l of the comjou bastion chamber is preferably rpositioned a heat distributing plate 18 which is positioned over the burner 6 for more uniformly distributing the heat under all of the vessel containers, assliown best. in Fig. l. s

The heat diverting members 8 arepreferM ably removably supported withinftlie vessel containers 7, as described, to permitthe saine to be readily removed in case it is desired to have a direct heat against'thebottom and side Walls of the cooking vessel.

The outer side walls of the cooking ves-y Y sels l2 are spaced from theA inner side walls of the Vessel containers 7v to permit the' hot gases of combustion. to pass freely to the upper portions ofthe saine and be discharged into the atmosphere at the upper ends of l the vessel containers 7. At the upper vends of the containers 7 extending-beyond the upper wall leef the body l is provided a plurality of equally spaced notchesfvb and 7 of diierent depths, the latter being shallower than'the former. The cooking vessels 12 are provided with annular shoulders near their u'oper ends which support said vessels at the @per ends of the cylindrical con* saidv lugs are rotated' to positions opposite the notches 7 C, the shoulder of the vessel 12 is raised from t-he .upper end of the cylindrical container 7 permitting the hot Gases of combustion to' escape into the atmosp 1ere.

`llhen the vessel 12 is rotated to any inter- 15 l mediate position, the opening between the upper end of the'container 7 and the vessel 12 is correspondingly increased, permitting a greater proportion ofthe hot gases to'be exhaustedinto the atmosphere, thereby pro'- viding greater heat for the side Walls of the vessel so positioned.' `v l Separating the compartments 1tL and 1b of the combustion or heating chamber isv a damper plate 14 which. *is pivotally` supported at its upper edge and adapted to be rotated about its pivotal axis by a lever 15 adapted to engage a quadrantl member' 16 aty the outer or front side Wall of the body 1, as shown in Fig. 5. When the damper plate 14 is in the position shown by solidy lines in Fig. 1, the greater portion'of the hot gases of combustion is retained in the compartmentl 1a, but when the same is rotated to the position shown by dotted lines, the'hot gases'V of combustion are permitted -to pass freely into the 4compartment 1* for ,heating Vthe vessel supported at the upperiport-ion of the same.

f Extending throughthe double wall at the upper' portion of' and over the compartment 1b areother receptacle or pan containers 17, preferably off-rectangular shape, as shown in Fig. l2,1 whichy are adapted `to supporty at their upper ends the receptacles or pans 18 which are also preferably provided with lugs extending 'downwardly' `from their supporting ledges' or 'shoulders 'for spacing said ledges from the upper Vends of the receptacle or pan containers 17 L' At the lower vends vet the rectangularly shaped containers 17 are removably supported vported heat diverting plates 19, by means of'supporting ymembers 2O pivotally secured to t-he plates19, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At thelower sides of the ported heat diverting plates 19 are vshi'ftably supported'heat cont-rolling 'plates '21,"which are correspondingly ported, and "adapted to cover ornn'cover the ports in the plates 19. *The plates21 are shifted relatively to the plates 19, preferably by means otrods 22 extending through the 'front outer' wall of the bodyl.,v The ported heat con- "trollingfplates 21 alresimilarly adapted' to control the' flow' of' hot` gases of combustion around the bottom portion ot the pans 18.

In the modied form of construction,

vshown invFig.f6,-the cylindrical vessel conlower edge'intermediate the endsoi' the `body 1 and extending transversely across the same, as shown.. Vhen the damper plate *.23 is open, 'as shown by lsol-id linesin- Fig. 6, the hot gases of combustion are permitted to impinge freely against 'the bottomfand side lwalls of the pans 18,`supported at the upper vportion of the compartment 1b, and are thence discharged to the atmospherev through theflue 1g. l 1

` The damper plate 121 in this modified vform of construction'is adapted toengage at its lower edge a Wall 1h extending upwardly from the bottom Wall of the body 1,"thus sealing the vcompartments 1a and 1b from each other when'the damper plate 141 is shifted to thesolid line position.

At the lower end of each of the cylindrical vessel containers 7 extending into the com-y partment 1a ofthe combustion chamber is ysecured a dish-shapedfheat diverting men1- ber 8, similarly constructed and' ported as the members 8, previously described. To

the lower side of each heat diverting member y8 1s also secured a heat controlling porting members 8, are "positioned, other heat `divert-ing plates v25'sup1`5orted in annular lgrooves `in sai'd containers `1 but spaced at their peripheries' from theI Vsaid contain`ers,"as shown.. These heat di- 'verting plat-es 25 arel also ported- At the lunder side of they plates 25 are rotatably 'mounted other ported `heat controlling inner walls of plates 26 which 'are provided with controlling arms 2ea extending'outwardly through long arcuate slots at the lower ends of the all() cylindricalcontainers 7 and through narrow slots in the portedheat controlling bands21l and 'areconnected at their cuter ends tofrods 27 also extending beyond the front wall of the body 1, :as described in connection with therod l0. The long arcuate slots in the lower ends of the cylindrical containers 7 vpermit the ported heat controlling plates 26 and the ported heat controlling bands 24 to be rotatedY together relatively to the lower ends of thel cylindrical containers 7.

Around the portion of the cylindrical containers 7 provided with the ports Tlare ,also preferablyfpositioned ported bands 28 having handle'or shift-ingportions 282t which preferably extend upwardly through the upperwall le of the body 1,as shown, for opening and closing the .portstd from the upperside of the appliance. o f

`It will be herenoted that. the ports in the heat diverting plates l arefclosed when the ports at the lower ends of the cylindrical containers 7 aref'uncovered, thus permitting the hot *gases of combustion to enter the upper portions of the cylindrical containers, in which the cooking vessels are positioned,

through the last mentioned vports and the space betweeny the heat divert-ing plates 25 and the walls of the cylindrical containers.

'- If more heat is required for the cooking .in the vcylindrical vessel. containers, the ports in the heat divertingmen'ibers 8 are closed, as well as the ports at the lower ends of said cylindrical containers, thus excluding all hot gases from belowy-at `the same time, the

`ports -75 at the upper ends of the cylindrical vessel containers vare covered -by shifting the shifting members 28a of the ported heat controlling. bands '28. .i

lIn the other modiiied form of construcf tion, shown in Fig. 7 the construction of the body .1, the vessel containers, heat controlling plates, and the like, is substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 6 except that no ports are provided in the upper portions of the walls voi the. cylindrical containers 7, but instead a superstructure 29 is provided having a plurality of downwardly extending cylindrical members 30 corresponding with vthe cylindrical containers 7 mountedin the body l, which cylindrical members 30 veX- tend into the upper ends ofthe cylindrical containers 7, for supporting the superstructure 29 and positioning the same relatively to theupper portion of the bodyl. The cylindrical members 30 are similarlyprovided with ports as described in connection with the cylindrical containers in the lother modified form of construction to permit the escape of the gases of combustion into the space betweenthe upper wall of the superstructurel29 and the -upper wall l? ofthe body l.v Around the ported portions; of the cylindrical members 30 are positioned other ported heat controlling bands 31 similar to the bands 28 in the other modilied form of construction. These vbands are similarly vprovided with extended shifting portions 31t for shifting said bands preferably from the upper side of the upper wall of the superstructure 29, thus performing substantially the same functions as Vthose in the other modified form of construction. The superstructure 29 is also provided withv a. flue 29a to permit the escape of the gasesof combustion from the space j between the superstructure and the upperwall of the bodyl. ,y f. I

houghy I have shown vand described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions and certain modifications thereof, I do not wishto belimited-to this particular construction, combination and arrangement `nor to the modilications, but desire to include in the scope Aoi my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1.,In. an appliance of the class described, a body provided with a combustionchamber, a heating means positioned in said combustion chamber, a receptacle container supported at the upper portion of said vcombustion chamber, communicating at its lower end therewith and adapted to receive a receptacle and support the same atjits upper end, said container being yadapted tov surround the outer side Wall of said receptacle in spaced relation relatively thereto, aheat diverting y plate positioned at thev lower `end of said container, there lbeing provided passages -at the lower-end of said container,Y permittinggases lof combustion from said combustion chambervtopassinto said container and upwardly therein around the receptacle adapted to be positioned therein.

2. In an appliance ofthe, class described, e a body provided with a combustion chamber,

a heating means positioned in said combustionchamber, a receptacley container supported atthe upper portion of said combustion chamber, communicating at its lower end therewith and adapted to receive a receptacle and support the, same atits upper end,'a heat diverting plate positioned at the lower end of said container, there being provided passages at the lower end of said con.

.y tainen permitting gases of combustion Jfrom said. combustion .chamber to kpass into said container and upwardly therein around the receptacle adapted to be positionedtherein, and another heat diverting plate positioned within said container .and spaced upwardly from its flower end and from said first men-v tioned heat diverting plate.

3. -In `an appliance of the class described', a body provided with a combustion chamber, a heating means positioned in said combustion chamber, a receptacle` container support-cd at the upper n.portion of said combustion chamber, 'communicating at its lower end therewith and adapted to receive a `receptacle and sup-portthe same at itsupper end, :a heat diverting plate ypositioned at the lower Iend of said container, there lbeing provided passages at the lower end of: said container, permitting gases of combustion from said combustionchamber to pass into `said container, and upwardly therein around 'the receptacle adapted to be positioned therein,

said heat diverting plate being provided witha lplurality of perfor-ations, and a. perorate plate sli'ittably supported on said :heat divert-ing plate, the pertorations thereof be-r ing adapted to aline 'witlrthe perforations of said heat diverting plate. v

4f. In lan appliance of the class described, a body provided with a combustion chamber, a Aheating inea-ns positioned in said combuse tion chamber, a receptacle container .sup-

, ported at the upper lportion of said combustion chamber,l communicating at its lower end therewith and adapted vto receivea receptacle and support the same at its upper end.,a heatdiverting plate positioned at the lower end of said container, there being provided passages at the lower end of said container, .permitting gases otcombustion :from said combustion chamber to pass into said container and upwardly therein 'around the receptacle adapted to be positioned therein, and 'another heat. divertingpplate positioned within-said container and spacedl upwardly from its lower end and'from said first mentioned heat `diverting plate,the outer edges of said other heat diverting plate being spaced from the inner wall lof said receptacle container to prevent the lhot -gases of combustion from coming in direct contact withthe bottom of the receptacle adapted to be positioned in said containerand to permit free passage'of the hot gases around the side wplls of said receptacle.

5. In an appliance-ofthe class described` a body provided with a combustion chamber, a heating means positioned .at the lower portion osaid combustion chamber. a heat distributing plate positioned over said heating 4means adapted -to distribute the heat therefrom uniformly in A,said combustion chamber, a plurality ofreceptacle containers supported at 'the upper portionof saidcombustion chamber, communicating therewith atctheir lower ends and adapted to receive and AsupportV at their upper ends cooking receptacles,"and heat diverting plates supported at the flower ends o-,said containers.

f6. In anappliance of ythe yclass fedescribed, a body provided with a combustion chamber, a damper plate pivotally mounted inter-` mediate the ends of said 'combustion cham-` bery and extending transversely across the same dividing said combustion chamber into two compartments, a heating means positioned at the lower portion of oneof saidl compartments, a heat distributing plateposr tionedin said one compartmentl over ysaid heating means, anda plurality of receptacle` containerssupported at the upper portions of .the separate*compartments, of, said com bustion chamber communicating at their lower ends therewith and adaptedito receive therein and .support at their upper ends cook ing receptacles.

7. In an appliance of the class described, a body provided with a combustionchamber, a damper plate pivotallyy mounted intermedif ate lthe ends of said combustion chamber-and extendingtransversely across the same dividing said combustion chambery into two compartments, a heating means positioned at the lower portion of yone .of lsaid compartments, -a heat distributing plate positioned in ysaid. one .compartment over said heating means, a kplurality of receptacle containers supported atthe upper portions of the separatey compartments of saidcombustion cham ber communicating at their lower ends therewith .and adapted toreceive therein andsupport at their upper ends-v cooking receptacles, ported heat diverting 'plates supported at the lower ends otsaid containers, and ported heat controlling plates vshiftably supported onsaidiheat diverting plate for opening and closing the ports therein.

' B. In an appliance of vthe, class described,'ia body provided with .a combustion chamber, a

damper plate pivotally lmounted intermedr ate the ends of sald combustion chamber and` extending transversely across the same dividing said'combustion chambery into two comf partments, a heating means positioned at the lower portion of `one of .said compartments, a heat distributing plate positioned in said one compartment over said heating means, cylindrical cooking vessel containers sup-` ported at the upper portion of said one compartment of said'combustion chamber, extending therein and communicating at their lower ends therewith, cooking vessels positioned within and supported at the upper ends of said containers, .there being provided passages at the upper portion of said containers for permitting the escape of the hot gasesy ofcombustiontrom said combustionchamber,and for heating the upper p'orf tion of said vessel, .other receptacle con-v taine-rs supported atfthe upperpo'rtion of said combustion chamber over said other utv compartment therein and communicating ported atthe upper ends of` said receptacle containers, there bein@r also provided passages at the upper portions of said receptacle containers for permit-ting the escape of the gases of combustion `from said `other compartment of said combustion chamber, and heat controlling members supported at the klower yends. of said containers.

ywith,said vcontainer' extending a considerable distance abovesaid wall and adapted to receive and supporttherein at' its upper end a receptacle. n

10. In an appliance of the lclass described, a cylindrical receptacle container and a re ceptaclel adapted tov extend into said container and provided witha shoulder at its upper portion adapted toV rest on the upper end of said container, the'upper endof said container vandthe shoulder of said receptacle being provided with cooperating notch and lug means for variously positioning'said receptacle relatively t'osaid container.

11. In an appliance ofthe class described, a cylindrical receptacle container provided with a plurality Aof inwardly extending notches atits upper end, anda receptacle adapted to extend into said container and provided with a shoulder at its upper por? tion adapted to rest on the upper end of said container, said shoulder being provided with downwardly extending lugs adapted to extend into the notche-s at the upper end of said container and variously position said receptacle relatively thereto.' y

12. In an appliance of the class described, a cylindrical containeradapted to 4receive heated gases at its lower end and 'provided at its upper end with a plurality of variouslyinwardly extending receptacle positioning notches, and a receptacle positioned within said container and provided at' its upper portion with al shoulder, said shouldervbeing provided with a plurality of downwardly extending lugs of equal length adapted to rest at the upper end of -saidcontainer and in the various notches 'thereof for variously positioningsaid receptacle relatively to said container, providing gas discharge 'openings of various sizes between the upper end of said container and the shoulder of said receptacle.

13. In an appliance of the class described,

a Icomliustion chamber, a heating means positiopedinv said combustion chamber, a receptacle container supported at the upper portion of said combustion chamber communicating at its lower end therewith and adapted to receive therein and support at its :upper end a receptacle, a plurality 'of readily removable supports provided with hook portionsat their upper end-s adapted to suspend from 4the upper end of said recep tacle container, and a heat diverting plate secured to the lower ends of said removable supports below thev lower end ofsaid receptacle container.

14. In an appliance of the class described, a combustion chamber, a heating means posil tioned'in said combustion chamber, a recep tacle container supported at the upper por-l ports and positionedwithin and spaced fromy the walls of said receptacle container. 4

15. In anappliance of the classdescribed, a combustion chamber, a heating means po' sit-ioned in said combustion chamber, a receptacle vcontainer supported at the upper portion Vot' said combustion chamber, extending therein, communicating at its lower end therewith and adapted to receivev a receptacle and support Ithe same at'its upper end, afdished heat'diverting member supported at the lower end of said receptacle container with its flanged portion positioned outwardly from and extending upwardly to substantiallyrthe lower endL ofi-said receptacle container. f f.

16. Infaniappliance of the class described, a combustion chamber, a heating means positioned in said combustion chamber, afreceptacle container-supported at the upper portion of said combustion chamber, extending therein, communicating at its lower end therewith and adapted to receive a receptacle and support the same at its upper end, a dished heat diverting member supported at the lower end of said receptacle container with its langedvportion positioned outwardlyv from and extending upwardly to s bstantially the lower end of said receptac e con-l tainer, said dished heat diverting member being provided with a plurality of ports, and aported heat control plate rotatably mountedon said dished heat diverting member adapted to open and close the ports in the latter.

17. In an appliance ofthe class described, a-body providedwith a combustion chamber having a substantially flat upper' wall, a relativelyV deep receptacle container extending through said wall with its lower end terminating slightly below the level of said wall, said container extending a considerable distance above said Wall and adapted of hot gases from the lower side of ysaid to receive and support ltherein at its upper heat diverting member into said receptacle end a receptacle, and a heat diverting niein- Container. 10 ber provided with an upwardly extending In testimony whereof, I have hereunto flange extending around and slightly above set my hand at San Diego, California, this the lower end of said receptacle container, 8th day of June, 1925. substantially forming a trap for the passage WILLIAM R. DICK. 

